Newburgh-Beacon Bridge painting to resume; workers to don personal alarms
The New York State Bridge Authority has authorized its contractor to resume painting the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge this week but is requiring the company to equip all workers with personal alarms and to...
View ArticleOSHA fines Burlington Co. firm
... "Falls are among the most common causes of work-related injuries and deaths," Paula Dixon-Roderick, director of OSHA's Marlton Area Office, said in a statement. "This company's failure to provide...
View ArticleTexas Says No To Our Tacocopter Future
... the rules, even if you're a reporter covering a news event. Likewise, news organizations have to pay taxes and obey OSHA rules just like anyone else. They don't get a pass just because they're...
View ArticleAmazon May Bring 3,000 Jobs to Florida
Amazon has a saying it teaches all its new employees: Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
View ArticleOSHA investigating worker's death at Publix distribution center
... Ridge Boulevard. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating and trying to determine whether any OSHA standards were violated. According to the agency, it has up to six...
View ArticleEnsuring The Safety of Pennsylvania Worksites
... on the type of environment you're dealing with. Workers and employees alike are encouraged to visit the websites of OSHA and the Department of Labor to learn more about safety rules and regulations...
View ArticleNFIB's Dan Danner sounds warning over heavy rule making in Washington
NFIB's Dan Danner called one proposal for government workplace safety inspections a chance to launch union-organizing at companies.
View ArticleOn-scene investigation wraps up in natural gas explosion at oil site; ...
"There are no official findings, but it appears to be human error," Blackman-Leoni Township public safety Deputy Director Jon Johnston said on Tuesday, June 18. A tractor-trailer, driven by Greg...
View ArticleReports show 236 oil, gas sites failed inspections in Southeastern New Mexico
About 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected in southeastern New Mexico over the past six weeks have failed to pass after-the-fact electrical safety inspections.
View ArticleSafety violations alleged at local helicopter maker
The Hilltown, Pa. company was hit with a proposed $40,500 in fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for eight violations.
View ArticleFlorida Utility Contractor Charged with Trenching Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Gulf Coast Utility Contractors LLC with two willful and two serious safety violations for exposing workers to...
View ArticleMinimizing Risk in Changing Whistleblower Landscape
When most employers think of whistleblowers, they likely envision employees like Sherron Watkins and Cynthia Cooper, the Enron and WorldCom whistleblowers who helped bring to light the accounting...
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Indiana's Bureau of Child Labor cited an Amish pallet factory for a dozen child labor violations involving seven different children, after a 15-year-old's arm was cut off by a machine .
View ArticleSafetyinstruction.com Now Under Construction as Growth Continues
... also make it easier for our internal staff to make quicker changes as necessitated by new compliance standards from OSHA or any other regulating body, our current vendor. Mr. Janssen stated that...
View ArticleRR Donnelley Printing Operation Recertified for OSHA's VPP Star Status
... recertified with Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Star certification is the highest that OSHA grants and is awarded...
View ArticleExcessive Heat Warning for All of Arkansas
The long, hot summer continues to bring rising temperatures to Arkansas, prompting an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING for the state over the next 24 hours.
View ArticleEmployee dies at Publix warehouse
... h his family. We are currently conducting an internal investigation and no further details are available at this time." OSHA also confirmed they have launched an investigation.
View ArticleAspen Skiing Co. cleared in patroller's death
A federal agency's investigation into the death of a longtime Snowmass ski patroller in December has cleared the Aspen Skiing Co.
View ArticleEfforts to ban protesters from mine drill under negotiation
... that, then we'll look at other options.' Right now, it appears there are no restrictions to a drill site except perhaps OSHA 'hard hat' area rules, keeping people out of work areas. Governor Scott...
View ArticleSome MTA bus drivers claim illness from routine pesticide spraying
... is. "Their daddy is very sick, and I don't know where I'll be in a year or two," said Portillo. "We follow all the Cal-OSHA requirements. We go well beyond the manufacturer's requirements. The...
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